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NBA Power Rankings: Spurs Make a Statement

The Suns and the Blazers might be the hottest teams this week, but no one made a statement quite like the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs have been hampered by injuries, age, and a general lack of the level of talent they've possessed in previous seasons. But this week, they showed that even without Tony Parker, the...

NBA Power Rankings: Questions for the Contenders

The Cavaliers and Lakers remain in the top two spots this week, but both teams face uncertainty as the regular season winds down. Cleveland will begin to rework Zydrunas Ilgauskas back into the lineup this week, and will need to do the same with Shaquille O'Neal at some point before the postseason starts. The same is...

NBA Power Rankings: Loosey Goosey Cavs Back on Top

The Cavaliers are back on top of the Rankings this week, goosenecking their way to 10 wins in their last 11 games. The fact that Cleveland has been able to consistently string together wins despite a fairly inconsistent lineup, it's no wonder that chemistry-wise, the Cavs are the loosest bunch in the league, and are right...

NBA Power Rankings: Fear the Deer

The Mavericks might be the hottest team in the NBA, but the Bucks might be the scariest -- especially for the elite teams in the Eastern Conference. Since dealing for scorer John Salmons at the deadline, Milwaukee has won 10 of its 11 games, with the last two coming against the Cavaliers and the Celtics. With their...

NBA Power Rankings: No Kidding, Mavs on Top

The Mavericks are riding an eight-game winning streak, and with quality wins over the Lakers, Magic, Hawks, and Suns during that stretch, they find themselves at the top of this week's rankings. While some may question their win-by any-means-necessary style, you can't argue with the results. And the way the team's upcoming...

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03/13/12 NBA Power Rankings: Surging Detroit Pistons back up to... Source: Advance Newspapers - Ann Arbor MI Not everyone is impressed with the Detroit Pistons' recent winning ways.
02/28/12 NBA Power Rankings: Despite two straight losses,... Source: Advance Newspapers - Ann Arbor MI Given the teams that beat them in the final two games before the All-Star break, the Detroit Pistons could have easily fallen more than one spot in this week's NBA Power Rankings.
02/22/12 NBA Power Rankings: Detroit Pistons climb three spots... Source: Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo MI The Detroit Pistons are making progress in more places than the NBA standings.
02/07/12 NBA Power Rankings: Two straight victories move... Source: Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo MI Two straight victories have moved the Detroit Pistons up the ladder in MLive.com's weekly NBA Power Rankings.